Horse-blanket pin.



9 No. 809,691. PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906. I M. L. JAGOBY.

HORSE BLANKET PIN.

APPLICATION FILED MINI-19,1905.

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HORSE-BLANKET PIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1906.

Application filed June 9, 1905. Serial No. 264,491.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Mnnwrn L. JAooBY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Im provements in Horse-Blanket Pins; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to annexed drawings, makinga part of this specification, and to the figures of reference markedthereon, in which Figure l is a perspective view of the blanketholderpin, showing a trace in position to be attached to the holder and theblanket proper connected to the pin. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of thepin, showing a trace properly attached thereto. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation showing the pin open. p

The present invention has relation to horseblanket pins; and it consistsin the novel construction hereinafter described, and particularlypointed out in the claim.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents the shank, which is formed ofany desired length, one end of which shank is bent to form the loop 2,the metal of which is continued to produce the pin 3. The opposite endof the shank 1 is provided with the loop 4, from which loop extends thepin-retaining point guard-loop 5, said loop consisting of two members,one of which is continued from the loop 4 and the other member passedthrough said loop and continued to form the open coil 6, the wire ofsaid coil being continued to form the spring-shank 7 In use the pin 5 isfirst placed in the position shown in Fig. 3 and is inserted through theblanket or connected to the blanket and the pointed end of said pinengaged with the loop 5, said loop being so formed that it will hold thepin and at the same time protect the point of said pin. The spring-shank7 is spaced a short distance from the shank l and is so spaced for thepurpose of providing a means for inserting the trace 8 or any other partof the harness between said spring-shank 7 and the shank 1.

It will be understood that by providing the loop or open coil 2 and theloop or open coil 6 I am enabled to provide a spring-actuated pin and aspring-actuated shank or clamp memher and by continuing the metal fromthe loop 4 and forming the pin-retaining point guardloop 5 bydoublingback the wire and fastening the doubled-back portion thereofthrough the loop 4. I am enabled to provide a comparatively rigid guardand pin-holding loop, and by forming the bends 9 between the extremeouter end of the pin-retaining guard-loop 5 and the loop 4 the membersof said loop will be brought to such a position that the pin will befirmly held in position and at thesame time the point properly guarded.

It will be understood that in order to release the pin-point end of thepin 3 it is necessary to press the pointed end of said pin toward theshank 1, thereby releasing the free end of the pin from its guard. Itwill also be understood that the entire device is to be formed of asingle piece of wire consisting, essentially, of open-coiled loops, ashank, a pin, its holding-loop and a spring clamp or shank, which springclamp or shank is preferably provided with the bent or doubledbackportion 10, thereby forming the free end of the spring shank or clamp soas not to present a sharp exposed end.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

As an improved article of manufacture, a horse-blanket pin constructedof a single piece of wire and comprising a shank, spring-coiled loopsone located upon the shank and the other located at the base ofaspring-shank and the spring-shank extended therefrom, a pin extendedfrom the spring-coil formed upon the shank, a pin-holding guard-loopadapted to hold and guard the point of the pin, said loop consisting oftwo members,one continued from the second spring-coiled loop and theother member passing through said loop, all arranged substantially asand for the purpose specified.

, In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

MEDWIN L. JACOBY.

Witnesses:

Jos. J. HOSLER, F. W. Bonn.

